Brougham (carriage)

Description

The brougham has an enclosed body with two doors and sits two passengers; there are two fold-away seats in the front corners for small children. It has a box seat in front for a coachman plus one footman or passenger. The carriage body has a front window so that the passengers can see forward. The carriage is mounted on elliptical springs with small front wheels which can go under the carriage to turn sharply.

Features specific to the brougham include:

• the absence of a perch (a supporting pole connecting the front and rear axles); the spring hangers were mounted directly to the body structure, saving weight and lowering the floor, to ease entry
• a sharply squared end of the roof at the back,
• a body line curving forward at the base of the enclosure, and
• low entry to the enclosure, using only one outside step below the door.

A brougham-landaulet is a variation with a collapsible top, rearward of the doors.

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References

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